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Guimaraes edges out SC Braga in a thrilling match
Guimaraes secured a hard-fought victory against SC Braga in a match full of drama at the Estádio Municipal de Braga. The match was marked by a Braga player’s red card and two second-half goals from Guimaraes.
The first half was characterized by few scoring chances. Guimaraes received a yellow card in the 17th minute for a foul by N. Santos, while SC Braga received a yellow card in the 36th minute for a foul by R. Zalazar.
The second half saw a more intense match. In the 52nd minute, João Mendes opened the scoring for Guimaraes, assisted by N. Oliveira. Minutes later, in the 56th minute, Braga were reduced to ten men following the dismissal of B. Arrey-Mbi. The red card shifted the momentum, and Guimaraes capitalized on their numerical advantage to score the second goal in the 59th minute, this time thanks to Tiago Ribeiro.
Despite the loss, SC Braga held a good share of possession (51%), but they couldn’t convert that into goals. Guimaraes, on the other hand, managed 4 shots on target, of which 2 ended up in the back of the net.
The win puts Guimaraes in a favorable position in the standings. SC Braga, meanwhile, will need to re-evaluate their strategy for the next round.
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Substitutions guimaraes: at minute 46 T. Ribeiro came in and M. Villanueva went out., at minute 66 Samu came in and N. Santos went out., at minute 66 J. Ramirez came in and N. Oliveira went out., at minute 78 Gustavo came in and Kaio Cesar went out., at minute 90 Ze Carlos came in and T. Handel went out.
Substitutions sc braga: at minute 59 R. Fernandez Jaen came in and A. El Ouazzani went out., at minute 60 J. Ferreira came in and R. Horta went out., at minute 60 Bruma came in and G. Martinez went out., at minute 73 Y. Ribeiro came in and A. Marin went out., at minute 78 R. Fernandes came in and R. Zalazar went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
SC Braga
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